BOA (drag queen)

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BOA
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BOA at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Ryan Boa

(1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29) [1] [2]
NationalityCanadian
Other namesBitch on Arrival
Occupation Drag queen
Television Canada's Drag Race (season 1)

BOA (an abbreviation for Bitch on Arrival) is the stage name of Ryan Boa [3] (born May 9, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race . [4]

Contents

Early life

Boa was born in Windsor, Ontario. [5] [6]

Career

BOA worked as a drag queen for six years before competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race , [7] where he placed seventh. [8]

In May 2015, BOA was physically attacked after a show by a man he had brought home to hang out with following a performance, after the attacker pressured BOA to have sex and BOA declined. [9] The attacker broke BOA's nose, and stole his wallet, laptop and cellphone. [9] He was arrested two weeks later in Vancouver, British Columbia, following another unrelated crime, and was identified as BOA's attacker; [10] in September 2016 he pled guilty to the robbery and a breach of probation charge from prior crimes, although the physical assault charge was dropped. [11]

BOA has since continued to speak out about the issue of violence in the LGBTQ+ community, [12] including speaking about the incident in a Canada's Drag Race episode. [13]

In 2021, she released the debut single "Gettin' It Done". [14] In July 2021, she performed alongside Juice Boxx, Anastarzia Anaquway, Farra N. Hyte and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in Guelph, Ontario. [15]

Personal life

Boa lives in Toronto. [16] He proposed to his boyfriend in 2020. [17]

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

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